
Saturday afternoon window: UCLA hits 7-0, Illinois beats Oregon and Kansas wins on a block
No. 9 UCLA kept rolling, Oregon's 10-game Big Ten road streak ended in Champaign, and three ranked teams lost on the final snap or in overtime.
By Beat Chuck College Football Desk / 3 sources / Published October 24, 2026
No. 9 UCLA beat Michigan State 28-10 on Saturday for its first 7-0 start since 2005, and Illinois handed Oregon its first Big Ten road loss in a 21-10 win in Champaign. Those were two of the cleaner results in an afternoon window that also took down three ranked teams.
UCLA 28, Michigan State 10. The Bruins fell behind 7-0 after a fumble set up Kayd Coffman's 14-yard touchdown pass to Keshawn Williams, then outgained the Spartans 280-13 over the second and third quarters, according to the Associated Press. Ty Dieffenbach threw a 63-yard touchdown to Brian Rowe Jr. and finished 18 of 31 for 198 yards. UCLA outgained Michigan State 443-156. The Spartans have lost six straight.
Illinois 21, Oregon 10. Aidan Laughery ran for 123 yards, including a 75-yard touchdown that cut Oregon's lead to 10-7 late in the first half. Freshman Michael Clayton II threw touchdowns to Christian Abney and Collin Dixon, whose diving 23-yard catch with 2:29 left sealed it. The AP said Oregon had won 10 straight Big Ten road games, and the Ducks were without Dante Moore for a third straight game. Oregon kicker Gage Hurych missed three field goals.
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Kansas 25, Baylor 24. Isaiah Marshall's 15-yard run on fourth-and-6 put Kansas ahead with 1:13 left, and Blake Herold blocked a 45-yard Baylor field goal in the final minute. It was the Jayhawks' first Big 12 win of the season and their first over Baylor since 2007, per the AP. Dylan Edwards ran for 158 yards.
Boston College 49, Georgia Tech 27. Mason McKenzie ran for 170 yards and two touchdowns, Bo MacCormack III ran for 155 yards and three scores, and Charlie Comella returned his second interception 47 yards for a touchdown. BC ran for 399 yards.
Oklahoma 23, Mississippi State 15. John Mateer threw touchdowns of 36 yards to Isaiah Sategna III and 32 yards to Rocky Beers on either side of halftime, and Tate Sandell kicked three field goals. Mississippi State has lost three straight.
Arizona State 28, Kansas State 17. Cardae Mack ran for 159 yards and four touchdowns, and freshman Jake Fette, the Sun Devils' third quarterback of the day, led the two late scoring drives.
The other ranked results from the window have their own stories. UCF beat No. 2 BYU 39-31 in double overtime (recap), South Carolina beat No. 11 Tennessee 27-24 on a field goal at the gun (recap), Minnesota beat No. 15 Iowa 13-10 the same way (recap), and No. 13 Alabama pulled away from Texas A&M 31-20 (recap).
The night window is underway, with No. 7 Ole Miss at No. 19 Texas and No. 16 USC at Wisconsin among the games still going.
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